The European Union has banned the supply to Russia of equipment and software that could be used to wiretap and intercept communications. This was reported by TASS.
The EU Council statement includes details of the “new sanctions regime”. In particular, we are talking about restrictions on the supply of equipment that can be used “for internal repression”, including equipment and software for monitoring and intercepting telecommunications information.
It was also learned that the foreign ministers of 27 European Union countries were on duty on May 27. approved A new sanctions regime against individuals and legal entities that, in the opinion of the European Union, violate human rights in Russia. In this way, Brussels will have the opportunity to impose sanctions against individuals and companies that the EU believes are involved in the persecution of the Russian opposition. The initiative will allow these people to freeze their assets and be banned from entering the union’s countries. The new regime is unofficially named after Alexei Navalny.
Previously European Commission explained Sanctions on Russian media
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Source: Gazeta
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